Seventeen-year-old Ybe De Sloover from Deinze, Belgium, thought he was selling his motocross bike but fell victim to a cunning con trick in Utrecht. The ‘buyer’ took a test ride and disappeared without a trace. As so-called collateral, the thief left behind a fake smartphone filled with modeling clay and lead weights.
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Seventeen-year-old Ybe De Sloover from Deinze, Belgium, thought he was selling his motocross bike but fell victim to a cunning con trick in Utrecht. The ‘buyer’ took a test ride and disappeared without a trace. As so-called collateral, the thief left behind a fake smartphone filled with modeling clay and lead weights.